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David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and early 1960s recordings by Ray Charles.
David (Fathead) Newman, a soft-spoken, sweet-toned jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist who made his name in Ray Charles’s bands from the 1950s to the early ’70s, died on Tuesday in Kingston,...
Jan 28, 2009 · David “Fathead” Newman, who invented the image of a rough, bluesy Texas tenor player in jazz, died Jan. 20 near his home in Upstate New York following a long battle with cancer. He was 75.
Jan 23, 2009 · David “Fathead” Newman, a jazz saxophonist who was a key member of Ray Charles’ band for a dozen years and later became a high-profile session player, has died. He was 75. Newman died Tuesday...
Jan 20, 2009 · David "Fathead" Newman. Follow Artist +. The personification of tasteful but expressive and bluesy sax playing, first backing Ray Charles and later as a solo artist. Read Full Biography.
Jan 22, 2009 · David “Fathead” Newman, a jazz musician who played with the Ray Charles Band and won fame as a tenor sax soloist, has died at age 75.
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Mar 8, 2015 · David “Fathead” Newman was born in 1933 and passed away January 20, 2009, in Kingston, New York, at age 75. Coincidentally, two other former members of the Ray Charles Band during Newman’s tenure—saxophonists Hank Crawford and Leroy “Hog” Cooper—died that same month.
